Y.M.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1593, 9 November 1912, Page 3

Y.M.C.A.

. TENTH ANNUAL MEETING.- ' The tenth annual meeting--of the-Wel-lington Y.JI.G.A. was held on Thursday 1 evening. s ' The annual report stated that the board regretted that it had been without' - the Services of a general secretary throughput the whole Vein. $he work.of ' :: tho : association had been tarried on under., exceptional dl.fJieiji.tjes, and had suffered:.in consettuence. The previous secretary'.(Mr.. ■' .Hi ft. Holmes), had left in...September last year, and Mr. A, Varney would: tike up the secretarial duties in January nest year. Mr. E, M, B'yan, boys' instructor, had filled the dual, position meantime. Membership had suffered, but with the advent of the new secretary and more efficient organisation a, satisfactory increase was expected. Work in . the jymnasiuiu under Mr. C. ~S.,i Heward, watt ...progressed. At cricMt'..'.'.; : ci;ed).t ; ab,ie ■ play had Mention was made of other sports and of swimming it was remarked that special attention had been given, to instructing boys in life saving. The association had been represented at the Oringi, Seatouii,. and Trehtham ■military camps.. The Foreign ■ Work .'Club ■had raised .£25 for the •'Y.M.CA. Miss'ioii in Hyderabad.; India, and it 'was '.hoped that £50 would be sent this year. The Sunday afternoon meetings hctd. been fairly well attended, .and the Saturday night prayer mectihgs continued to draw a ■number together. During the past seven years nearly' 4000 strangers had been wel-. corned. Last year 44,406 meals had been j supplied, and 12,968 beds .had been oefcu r ! pied. Although there had been a loss of j '.£3oo'l9s. lid.- in tie year's working,. £174] 17s, Id. of that amount was. accounted i for by sums written off for depreciation, notwithstanding that all renewals 'of- fur*. niture and apparatus were charged to. Working expenses, The G. Fißullen bequest (£500) would be <t great help to-wards-placing tbe finances in a better position* The election of ten directors resulted as follows:—Messrs. W. Allan, S. .€•. -Baron, J. B Finlay, J» W. Fossette* H, Hart, J. C. Port, J. G.W. Aitken, IL Brown, M-. Mathiesbn, and P. Laurensoh.